So, just got back from my week in Venice. I was having a fabulous time. Waited till my last day, went to LV, shop was filled with people, and asked for my Damier Papillon 26. Asked for gift box, as I decided to give it to my Mum. Sales chap was a real dear, completely lovely, especially considering the shop was so mobbed, gift box, ribbons, catalogues he was just picking up all sorts and dropping them in the bag for me... so, came to "Thank you very much, madam, that is 415 please" and I handed over my lovely shiney new "chip and pin" visa card, and yes, can you guess? It was declined!!!!
I very nearly fell over.
The sales chap was a real dear though, we kept trying, the machine kept declining me...
Turns out, that (for those in the UK/Ireland) all that rubbish about the new chip and pin cards regarding security, is just that, rubbish. When the transaction went through in Venice, Visa decided, that as I currently live in Ireland, my card must have been stolen, and they put a block on the card.
ARGGGHHHHHHH.......
I'm still getting over the shame. To his credit through (no pun intended) the chap in LV couldn't have been nicer.
I finally got through to Visa that evening, and they apologised, blah blah, block taken off card, very sorry, but you know what, I was still so shamed, I couldn't go back to the shop to complete my purchase.
I'll have to wait and make the 4 hour each way trek to the Dublin store now....
So, apart from that hideousness, Venice really was fab...
K
I very nearly fell over.
The sales chap was a real dear though, we kept trying, the machine kept declining me...
Turns out, that (for those in the UK/Ireland) all that rubbish about the new chip and pin cards regarding security, is just that, rubbish. When the transaction went through in Venice, Visa decided, that as I currently live in Ireland, my card must have been stolen, and they put a block on the card.
ARGGGHHHHHHH.......
I'm still getting over the shame. To his credit through (no pun intended) the chap in LV couldn't have been nicer.
I finally got through to Visa that evening, and they apologised, blah blah, block taken off card, very sorry, but you know what, I was still so shamed, I couldn't go back to the shop to complete my purchase.
I'll have to wait and make the 4 hour each way trek to the Dublin store now....
So, apart from that hideousness, Venice really was fab...
K